Is Freedom Of Speech Overused

[Felix Culpa]

The freedom of speech as proclaimed by the [i]philosophes[/i] was only created so you could speak out against the government without being tarred and feathered. It's got no real point today, seeing as the country doesn't do much.

But you can say that people overuse the freedom of speech to proclaim profanities loudly on the subway near small children.

[War Chess]

Yes.
People use freedom of speech as an excuse to say whatever they want.

[GenzoTheHarpist]

[quote name='Felix Culpa' timestamp='1295077647' post='4935456']
The freedom of speech as proclaimed by the [i]philosophes[/i] was only created so you could speak out against the government without being tarred and feathered. It's got no real point today, seeing as the country doesn't do much.

But you can say that people overuse the freedom of speech to proclaim profanities loudly on the subway near small children.
[/quote]
That's really circular logic.

If we lost freedom of speech, that means we'd be getting tarred and feathered. The fact that that [i]isn't[/i] happening [i]is[/i] the point of freedom of speech. Not an indication that its useless.